The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has announced it is focusing research efforts on areas such as Hispanic student success, artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, cancer therapeutics, advanced manufacturing, water scarcity, rehabilitation engineering, and national security.
This year, the university plans to hire 69 tenured faculty, research faculty, and postdoctoral researchers to lead the way in these research areas.
As a leading Hispanic-serving university in America, UTEP enrolls a student body where 84% of the 24,000 students are Hispanic, and more than half are the first in their families to attend college.
UTEP offers 170 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs.
During the Fall Convocation’s State of the University Address, UTEP President Heather Wilson announced that the Regents’ Research Excellence Program will provide support for recruiting these 69 new researchers to advance discovery across various fields.
The university has also allocated $12 million annually towards research, which will almost double the number of research faculty at UTEP.
This additional funding comes after a record-breaking year with research expenditures totaling $145.7 million in FY23.
At Fall Convocation, @UTEPPresident Heather Wilson shared exciting updates and announced a game-changing, historic boost to research thanks to permanent support from the @utsystem Regents’ Research Excellence Program. It is the largest research expansion in UTEP history. pic.twitter.com/h9JTmYXhro
— UTEP (@UTEP) August 23, 2024
Research at UTEP is getting a game-changing, historic boost thanks to support from the Texas State Legislature and the @utsystem Regents’ Research Excellence Program, which will recruit 69 new researchers to advance discovery in multiple fields in year one alone.
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— UTEP (@UTEP) August 23, 2024
UT System News of the Day: When the UT Regents appointed former Air Force Secretary @HeatherAnWilson as @UTEPPresident five years ago, they knew a transformative leader was coming to El Paso. She has since helped @UTEP to new heights in research, fundraising and student financial… pic.twitter.com/wAHHDiMA1f
— The University of Texas System (@utsystem) August 23, 2024
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